2TreadsSep 14, 20202 minbook of the little axe. a historical epic.-We does say it here in Trinidad that 'we is we'-Demas That quote speaks to the held belief that we are all one, that even though we are ...
2TreadsSep 11, 20202 minBlack Girl Reality Mirrored in Fantasy. A Song Below Water.-You don't have to take my voice, I tell my grandmother. Just teach me how to use it.- Tavia 🕵🏿♀️ In Morrow's take on mythical women, ...
2TreadsSep 1, 20201 minBurning Sugar-Poems of Our Time, Past and Present, and of Self.-yes, blood is thick, but water is life- from "Father" 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 When I started reading these poems, I w...
2TreadsAug 31, 20201 minGardening in the Tropics-Poems that tell Our StoriesReading these poems make me feel as if I am sitting at the feet of our great storyteller, our griot, who maps our history, our stories, i...
2TreadsAug 26, 20201 minShell-I Carry Much More Than Bodies.-Brace yourself for whirlwinds coiled at my heart- Gastropoda. Reading Olive Senior's poems(or novels), one cannot help but to be in awe ...
2TreadsAug 19, 20202 minThe Same Earth. Change Is Inevitable.-Some will say that a river that changes course is a river remembering itself- At its core that is what #thesameearth explores: change. T...
2TreadsAug 14, 20202 minDaylight Come- Sometimes the Light Comes at the End.'Truth be told, he always knew he was dying in some way, not so much from the forgetting as the remembering'. Grant is painting a picture...
2TreadsAug 11, 20201 minCome Let Us Sing Anyway-A Collection of Stories that Explore and Highlight Beauty and Struggle.'They don't like the sound of my voice, but come let us sing, anyway.' - Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os(The Toad Woman) Of all the short story colle...
2TreadsAug 3, 20201 minJamaica! Jamaica! (Writing Talent Galore)It's that time of year again, August is #jamaicasliteraryheritage on our blog and our Bookstagram. This month we will be reading all Jama...
2TreadsJul 28, 20201 minThe Vanished Birds. Even In Space, Humans are the Same."...I am a but a mere mortal, and it is startling how easy it is for mortals to be cruel when they are afraid"- Sartoris 🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚 W...
2TreadsJul 23, 20202 minThe Sun on My Head- Stories from the Favelas of Brazil.These stories are short, punchy, raw; wrapped and written richly in the slang that permeates Martins' Brazil, the people and experiences ...
2TreadsJul 7, 20202 minUpon A Burning Throne: A Sweeping India-Inspired Epic Fantasy."...He is a piece in a great game, brought here for a purpose..." - Adran 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 A sweeping epic following two brothers and their p...
2TreadsJul 5, 20201 minTake A Hint, Dani Brown Talia Hibbert has again given us a sweet, funny, sexy and engaging story, with two main characters who are hilarious! This book was const...
2TreadsJul 5, 20201 minThe Girl with the Hazel Eyes 'The Girl with the Hazel Eyes' is a novel that at it's core is a parallel commentary about the coming of age of a young woman, Susan Tayl...
2TreadsJul 2, 20201 minAyiti- Haiti as more than it is perceived to be.This collection of short stories by Roxane Gay examines the lives of Haitian characters living in Haiti and the U.S. Their struggles to ...
2TreadsJul 2, 20202 minMonsters: inside us and around us. Another short story collection for #readcaribbean. This collection from Breanne McIvor was an enjoyable read, the stories were divided in...
2TreadsJul 1, 20202 minValmiki's Daughter-Existing Wholly as Yourself in a Culture that is Weighed down by Transphobia.-She had no map of her future, but she knew who she was. She would not be diminished because of it- Viveka. This is a story of finding, a...
2TreadsJun 28, 20201 minBeka Lamb..it's not want of tongue that cows don't talk - Granny Ivy. In Edgell's Beka Lamb, we are introduced to Beka, a precocious, mendacious t...
2TreadsJun 27, 20201 minA Small Place-A Witty Take-down of Tourist Privilege on a Beloved Island.'Antigua is beautiful. Antigua is too beautiful. Sometimes the beauty of it seems unreal. Sometimes the beauty of it seems as if it were ...
2TreadsJun 26, 20202 minNot Everyone Should Reproduce- Reproduction by Ian Williams. #ReadCaribbean-Not everyone should reproduce- Edgar. This is a sentiment that is mentioned at least twice throughout this read, and I have to say, I ag...